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Human Rights Watch says Israeli airstrike on Iranian prison was an ‘apparent war crime’
The airstrike targeted multiple buildings within the prison, killing at least 80 civilians including prisoners and staff, amid ongoing concerns over detainees' safety and rights.
- Human Rights Watch alleged that an Israeli airstrike on an Iranian prison was an 'apparent war crime' with no evidence of a military target or advance warning.
- The airstrike hit Evin Prison in Tehran during visiting hours, killing at least 71 people and putting prisoners 'at grave risk'.
- Human Rights Watch said some prisoners were subjected to 'ill-treatment and violence' after the attack, with some disappearing, including a Swedish-Iranian doctor at risk of execution.
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In other words, the Iranian regime's prison, which was hit in June, adds information about the people killed, the damage and what happened afterwards.
The Israeli strikes at the Tehran detention centre, where political prisoners are being held, have killed and injured many civilians "including prisoners, members of their families and prison staff", the NGO denounces.
Israel carried out an air attack on Evin's prison in Tehran, one of the most infamous centres of detention of political activists and dissidents in Iran, on 23 June, during the 12 days of war against the Islamic Republic. The projectors, launched during the visits, reached the main south entrance of Evin's prison, a northern entrance and other areas of the prison complex, also destroying buildings that hosted medical and nursing facilities. The …
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